The Hard Way

by Balliett, Will; Balliett, Will; Dyja, Thomas

• ISBN13: 9781560252306
• ISBN10: 1560252308
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-11-09
• Publisher: Da Capo Pr

Summary

Rebels have always been a part of sports. From Muhammad Ali's stand against the Vietnam War to All-Star Curt Flood's career-ending fight to defeat baseball's reserve clause to gay football player Dave Kopay's battle to be different in the NFL, The Hard Way collects the stories of the men and women who played the game their way. Jackie Robinson tells how he broke the barriers of racial discrimination in baseball and heralded the civil rights era. Tennis great Billie Jean King recounts how she helped remake the concept of the female athlete. Other rebels include Dock Ellis, Babe Didrickson, Bill Veeck, Jack Tatum, Dave Meggyesy, Wilt Chamberlain, Pam Postema, and Greg Louganis. Outspoken, controversial, full of passion, and highly entertaining, The Hard Way reminds us that athletes can achieve glory beyond victory.

Table of Contents

Jim Bouton
FOREWORD	VIII
Thomas Dyja
INTRODUCTION	1	(4)
Jackie Robinson
I NEVER HAD IT MADE	5	(18)
Bill Veeck
Ed Linn
VEECK...AS IN WRECK	23	(12)
Jack Johnson
IN THE RING AND OUT	35	(10)
Babe Didrikson Zaharias
Harry Paxton
THIS LIFE I'VE LED	45	(12)
Jesse Owens
Paul Neimark
JESSE	57	(12)
Dick Button
DICK BUTTON ON SKATES	69	(14)
George Halas
Gwen Morgan
Arthur Veysey
HALAS BY HALAS	83	(10)
Billie Jean King
Kim Chapin
BILLIE JEAN	93	(20)
Jim Brosnan
THE LONG SEASON	113	(40)
Curt Flood
Richard Carter
THE WAY IT IS	153	(28)
Jim Bouton
BALL FOUR	181	(58)
Marvin Miller
A WHOLE DIFFERENT BALL GAME	239	(20)
Donald Hall
Dock Ellis
DOCK ELLIS IN THE COUNTRY OF BASEBALL	259	(26)
Dave Meggyesy
OUT OF THEIR LEAGUE	285	(36)
Dennis Rodman
Tim Keown
BAD AS I WANNA BE	321	(14)
Roone Arledge
THE PLAYBOY INTERVIEW	335	(16)
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS	351	(2)
PHOTO CREDITS	353